Combined window screen, sunshade, and air deflector



W. M. ROUTSON Jan. 9, 1951 COMBINED WINDOW SCREEN, SUNSHADE, AND AIR DEFLECTOR 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Aug. 22, 1947 w h M Q (g k1 INVENTOR.

W fllfiou Zsan y Jan. 9, 1951 w. M. ROUTSON 2,537,861

COMBINED WINDOW SCREEN, SUNSHADE, AND AIR DEFLECTOR Filed Aug. 22, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 3 INVENTOR.

WMRO M25077,

Patented Jan. 9, 1951 COMBINED WINDOW SCREEN, SUNSHADE AND AIR DEFLECTOR William Maurice Ro'utson, Baltimore, Md. -Application August 22, 1947, Serial No. 770,117

5 claims. 9 s 44) The invention aims to provide a novel and advantageous device which will perform much the same function as a window awning when in certain positions, and may be positionally adjusted to deflect air currents inwardly through the window for room cooling and ventilating, and I prefer to also include a window screen with the other structure.

Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings is an outer side elevation of the device with the hood positioned to act as an ordinary awning. p Fig. 2 is an edge view as seen from the right of Fig. 1.

. Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional view,

partly broken away, substantially on line. 3-4 of Fig. 1. a Figs. 4 and 5 are enlarged detail horizontal sectional views on the correspondingly numbered lines of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is an inner side elevation of the plate 1 upon which the arcuate track is mounted.

Fig. '7 is a detail section on line 1-! of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a detail section similar to the upper portion of Fig. 3 but showing a variation of construction.

Preferences have been illustrated in the drawings and will be rather specifically described, but attention is invited to the possibilit of making numerous minor variations within the scope of the invention as claimed.

A window screen in is shown having a wooden frame 5 I, although a metal frame could of course be used. This frame comprises parallel vertical side bars l2 and parallel upper and lower bars 13 and I l, and I provide said frame with an additional vertical bar 15 disposed centrally between the side bars I 2 and secured at its ends to the bars l3 and I4.

' A horizontal bearing sleeve I6 is secured in an opening in the bar !5 and extends from the inner side to the outer side of this bar, and in the construction shown, nuts I! are threaded onto the ends of said bearing sleeve to secure it in place. I have shown the outer end of the sleeve extending through the screen Ill, and the outermost nut l1, therefore, abuts this screen whereas the inner nut simply abuts the bar l5.

A short shaft it extends rotatably through the bearing sleeve i6 and is provided at its outer end with a flange or hub 9. An operating knob 20 is suitably secured upon the inner end of this shaft IS, in inwardly spaced relation with the sleeve Hi, and a lock nut 2| is threaded on said shalt betweensaid knob and sleeve. When this lock nut is tightened, it draws the flange or hub I9 tightly 2 against the outer end of the bearing sleeve "5 and holds the shaft 18 against rotation, but loosening of said lock nut permits easy turning of said shaft by means of the knob.

Suitable radial spokes 22 are bolted or otherwis secured to the flange. or hub l9, and these spokes carry a hood 23; saidhood having an arched trul arcuate inner end 24. The hood 23 is open at its lower side as seen at 25 in Fig. 3, and said hood is also open at its inner end. Thus, when the hood is turned to proper position, by

turning the knob 20, it will deflect an air current at the outer side of the building, inwardly through the screen 10, for the purpose of room cooling or ventilating, and when said hood is positioned as shown in the'dr'awings, it acts muchthe same as a conventional awning.

In the construction disclosed, an arcuate guide flange 26 is riveted or otherwise secured at 21 to the outer side of the hood 23 and extends along its arcuate inner end portion 24. Bolts 28 are shown extending through the flange 2t and hood 23 and securing this hood to the outer ends of the spokes 22.

An arched arcuate track 29 is carried by the frame I I to guide the flange 26, said track being shown as composed of suitable sections assembled into channel form, the channel receiving said flange 26. I have shown a screw 30 securing the crown of the track 29 to the upper frame bar l3,

and other screws 31 securing the ends of said track to the side bars l2, but bolts could of course be used instead of screws if desired.

In the construction shown, a flat vertical plate 32 is interposed between the track 29 and the frame H to close the spaces between said track andthe upper corner portions of said frame- This plate is formed with an arcuate'lower edge33 following the curvature of the track 29, and said plate may well be secured to said track by rivets or the like 34. The upper and vertical edge portions of the plateare secured to the outer side of the frame I l' by screws or other fasteners 35.

A short arcuate track 36 of channeled form, is suitablysecured to the lower bar !4 of the frame I l,; to receive the flange 3B of the hood 23 in certain positions of said hood. The ends of this track are preferably flared as shown at 3! and the ends of the track 29 are similarly flared as illustrated at 28, the track ends being thus prevented from binding upon the flange 26 as the latter slides in the tracks.

In Fig. 8, I have shown a somewhat different constructionin which the hood 23a is provided with" an inwardly turned flange 26a engaging a channeled track 29a. When this construction is used, the inner end of the hood will be hung and thus the entire weight of said hood will not be supported by the central shaft and bearing.

From the foregoing, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be seen that novel and advantageous provision has been made for providing a window with a sun shade, and for inwardly directing air currents. through the window whenever the hood is turned to a position in which its open side will face an air current...

Also, when asscreen is embodied in the structure, a combined screen, sun shade: and air: cl'efl'ecizm v results, and the unit thus formed may be easily: mounted at a window, for instance, by substituting it for a lower storm sash.

As excellent results may beaobtained from the;

auxiliary bar midway of the upper and lower ends, an arched arcuate track secured at its crown to said upper bar and secured at its ends to said side bars, a second arcuate track secured to the lower bar, and a hood at the outer side of said frame and having an arched inner end substantially co-extensive with the first mentioned track, a shaft carried by said hood midway of the width of the lower endv thereof. and, rotatably mounted through said bearing and having a turning member at its inner end, a nut carried by said shaft for engaging the inner end of said hearing andireleasably holding the shaft and the hood: im a turned position of adjustment, said hoodhafvting means engaging said tracks to guide said hood when it is turned about the bearing,

bars, parallel upper and lower bars; and anadditional. bar' disposed between two of said parallelbars and secured at its endsto the other two of' said parallel bars;-v a horizontal bearing: se

curedgto said additional: bar'betweenthe ends: of

the latter, a. shaft. extending; through said bear- I to permit. it to deflect an air current, inwardly through said frame when said hood is: turned to a position in which said open side faces the air current.

2. A. structure as specified in claim I; together with, an arched arcuate track secured to said frame at. the inner end of said hood, saidi hood having guide means engagingsaidtrack.

3. A structure asspecifiedin claim 2;. together with ashortarcuate. track secured; to said, frame below said .hood in position, to beengaged' by'said track:engaging means of said hood when the latter isturnedtoan extreme, position,

4. A combined sunshadeandj air deflector comprising a vertical; frame. be. m unted at a window, said. frame having parallel vertical side bars and, parallel upper. andlower bars; avertical auxiliary bar midway, of the width of the frame, a bearing mountedhorizontally through the Said; hoedbeing; open at its lower side and at its inner. end to permit it to deflect an air current inwardly through said frame when said hood is turned to a position in which its Open side faces the air current.

5. A combined sun shade and air. deflector com.- pri'sing a vertical frame to be mounted at a window with a screen covering said frame, said frame having parallelvertical side bars and parallel upper and lower bars; a plate disposed ina vertical plane one side of said frame, said: plate being secured against said upper bar and the upper end portions of said vertical side bars. and having arched arcuate lower edge, anv arched arcuate track secured. against one side of said plate and extending along said arched arcuate lower edge of the latter, a tubular bearing sup ported by said frame and. extending throughsaid screen concentric with said track, a hood atthe outer side of said frame and having an arched inner" end substantially co-extensive with said track, a shaftextending through and-rotatable in said bearing, means rigidly connecting the inner portion of said hood to the outer end of'said shaft, said hood having means along its arcuate inner end engaging said track to guide said hood when it isv turned about the bearing, said hood being opened at its lower side and at its inner end to permit it to deflect an air current inwardly through said frame when said hood is turned to a position in which its open side faces the air current.

WILLIAM MAURICE ROUTSON.

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